clouds
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"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
The forecast shows an 80% chance of favorable weather for launch, with some potential for clouds and high winds at ground level that could delay the mission.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"The intense heat and radiation split the molecular hydrogen that makes up vast, interstellar gas clouds, quenching its potential to accumulate and turn into new stars."
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
“Something is definitely off,” she said, pointing to a phalanx of red clouds raging across her phone screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The clouds that so often blocked the summit from view were nowhere in sight.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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